Freemasonry: An Introduction

An experienced Freemason and award-winning psychologist provides a precise and engaging exploration of the core meaning and practices of Freemasonry for the new generation of people interested in joining the order, and those who are simply curious in the wake of recent media coverage.

Entertaining books and movies often depict Freemasonry as a shadowy, mysterious, and possibly sinister organization, and the TV and magazine specials on Freemasonry that inevitably follow often leave us with more questions than answers.

Mark E. Koltko-Rivera, a practicing thirty-second-degree Mason, has created a simple, authoritative, and easy-to-understand introduction to the history, rites, and meaning of Freemasonry. It may be the single most reliable short guide to Masonry, written by a widely recognized psychologist and scholar of esoteric history.

Product Details:

ISBN: 9781585428533
Paperback, 198 pages/
Publisher: Tarcher-Perigee, Published: January 20, 2011.
Size: 5.0 x 0.5 x 7.13 inches, Weight: 0.80 Lbs.

Author

Mark Koltko-Rivera was born in 1956 to a multi-ethnic family (as reflected in his name). He was raised in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. He is a graduate of Regis High School (in New York City), Haverford College (BA, psychology), Fordham University (MS in Ed, counseling), and New York University (PhD, counseling psychology). He now lives just outside New York City. Mark is noted for his work in psychology, Freemasonry, the Latter-day Saint faith, and literary writing, each of which is described below.